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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•reen /kəˈrin/USA pronunciation v. - Nauticalto (cause to) lean or tip to one side while in motion;
sway: [no obj]:The car careened around the corner.[ ~ + obj]:He careened the car around the corner and roared off.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•reen (kə rēn′),USA pronunciation v.i. - Nautical(of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion:The car careened around the corner.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(of a ship) to heel over or list.
- career (def. 7).
- Dialect Terms[South Midland U.S.]to lean or bend away from the vertical position:The barn was careening a little.
v.t. [Naut.] - Nautical, Naval Termsto cause (a ship) to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning;
heave down. - Nautical, Naval Termsto clean or repair (a ship lying on its side for the purpose).
- Naval Termsto cause (a ship) to heel over or list, as by the force of a beam wind.
n. - a careening.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe position of a careened ship.
- Latin carīna keel, nutshell; akin to Greek káryon nut
- Middle French carine
- 1585–95 for def. 9
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: careen /kəˈriːn/ vb - to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side
- (transitive) to cause (a vessel) to keel over to one side, esp in order to clean or repair its bottom
- (intransitive) (of a vessel) to keel over to one side
Etymology: 17th Century: from French carène keel, from Italian carena, from Latin carīna keelcaˈreenage n |